P.A.G.E. Analysis of Professional Journal Article Analysis of your professional journal article will prepare you to read similar texts in your major and to write your own professional genre for our class.
PURPOSE READ THIS FIRST: Most academic research writing is problem-based. To identify the purpose of your article, look for a statement of the problem for study. Usually you’ll find it in the first few paragraphs, often in a sentence that begins with “But,” or “However” and creates a contrast with previous research (for example, “Previous research has…. However, it has not yet explored….”). READ THIS FIRST: Most academic research writing is problem-based. To identify the purpose of your article, look for a statement of the problem for study. Usually you’ll find it in the first few paragraphs, often in a sentence that begins with “But,” or “However” and creates a contrast with previous research (for example, “Previous research has…. However, it has not yet explored….”). 1a. Please write at least one sentence from your article that sums up its purpose. "Researchers are hard at work identifying specific genes and mutations (or variants) that play a role in the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of cardiovascular disease."
1b. In your own words, what is that purpose? Basically, it's about how they have discovered new ways to find out about cardiovascular disease through genetic testing.
AUDIENCE READ THIS FIRST: Academic research writing has different audiences, depending on your major. Usually that audience is identified in the first few paragraphs (for example, “Education researchers have long been interested in….”) but sometimes the audience is implicit (not stated directly).
READ THIS FIRST: Academic research writing has different audiences, depending on your major. Usually that audience is identified in the first few paragraphs (for example, “Education researchers have long been interested in….”) but sometimes the audience is implicit (not stated directly). 2a. Please write at least one sentence from your article that indicates its audience. "What if a simple blood test could reveal with certainty your genetic predisposition for developing a serious, inherited form of heart disease?"
2b. In your own words, who is the audience?
The audience is meant to be for anyone that is interested in learning more about this topic.
GENRE READ THIS FIRST: In different majors, there are important differences in what counts as evidence, how a text is organized, and what kinds of language it uses. To find these differences, you will have to skim through the whole of your article.
READ THIS FIRST: In different majors, there are important differences in what counts as evidence, how a text is organized, and what kinds of language it uses. To find these differences, you will have to skim through the whole of your article.
Evidence - What counts as evidence in this article? How do you know?
(For example, are there statistics about the effects of a drug? Transcripts of classroom interactions? Quotes from interviews?)
In this article, there were quotes from doctors and researchers talking about their findings and research. Also the author used statistics about genes and DNA to better convey his purpose.
3b. Organization – Are there sections/headings in this article? If so, list them below. If not, read the first sentence of each paragraph and try to identify shifts from one section to another.
Some answers are not helpful
Medication response
When genotyping is useful
(For example, there might be a section that gives background about prior research, and another that describes results or findings of this article).
3c. Style – Are there specialized vocabulary words or sentence structures in this article that are particular to your major? Give an example.
The article uses some terms that most people wouldn't know the meaning. For example, the author talks about clopidogrel (Plavix) which is a drug that prevents clots from forming inside a stent. The article also talks about different heart related diseases that many people might not have ever heard of such as Long QT Syndrome and Brugada Syndrome which both deal with the electrical system of the heart. (For instance, Education uses terms like “differentiated instruction,” abbreviations like “IEP,” and sometimes uses passive voice “Research was conducted…”)
Analysis of your professional journal article will prepare you to read similar texts in your major and to write your own professional genre for our class.
PURPOSE
READ THIS FIRST: Most academic research writing is problem-based. To identify the purpose of your article, look for a statement of the problem for study. Usually you’ll find it in the first few paragraphs, often in a sentence that begins with “But,” or “However” and creates a contrast with previous research (for example, “Previous research has…. However, it has not yet explored….”).
READ THIS FIRST: Most academic research writing is problem-based. To identify the purpose of your article, look for a statement of the problem for study. Usually you’ll find it in the first few paragraphs, often in a sentence that begins with “But,” or “However” and creates a contrast with previous research (for example, “Previous research has…. However, it has not yet explored….”).
1a. Please write at least one sentence from your article that sums up its purpose.
"Researchers are hard at work identifying specific genes and mutations (or variants) that play a role in the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of cardiovascular disease."
1b. In your own words, what is that purpose?
Basically, it's about how they have discovered new ways to find out about cardiovascular disease through genetic testing.
AUDIENCE
READ THIS FIRST: Academic research writing has different audiences, depending on your major. Usually that audience is identified in the first few paragraphs (for example, “Education researchers have long been interested in….”) but sometimes the audience is implicit (not stated directly).
READ THIS FIRST: Academic research writing has different audiences, depending on your major. Usually that audience is identified in the first few paragraphs (for example, “Education researchers have long been interested in….”) but sometimes the audience is implicit (not stated directly).
2a. Please write at least one sentence from your article that indicates its audience.
"What if a simple blood test could reveal with certainty your genetic predisposition for developing a serious, inherited form of heart disease?"
2b. In your own words, who is the audience?
The audience is meant to be for anyone that is interested in learning more about this topic.
GENRE
READ THIS FIRST: In different majors, there are important differences in what counts as evidence, how a text is organized, and what kinds of language it uses. To find these differences, you will have to skim through the whole of your article.
READ THIS FIRST: In different majors, there are important differences in what counts as evidence, how a text is organized, and what kinds of language it uses. To find these differences, you will have to skim through the whole of your article.
Evidence - What counts as evidence in this article? How do you know?
(For example, are there statistics about the effects of a drug? Transcripts of classroom interactions? Quotes from interviews?)
In this article, there were quotes from doctors and researchers talking about their findings and research. Also the author used statistics about genes and DNA to better convey his purpose.
3b. Organization – Are there sections/headings in this article? If so, list them below. If not, read the first sentence of each paragraph and try to identify shifts from one section to another.
- Some answers are not helpful
- Medication response
- When genotyping is useful
(For example, there might be a section that gives background about prior research, and another that describes results or findings of this article).3c. Style – Are there specialized vocabulary words or sentence structures in this article that are particular to your major? Give an example.
The article uses some terms that most people wouldn't know the meaning. For example, the author talks about clopidogrel (Plavix) which is a drug that prevents clots from forming inside a stent. The article also talks about different heart related diseases that many people might not have ever heard of such as Long QT Syndrome and Brugada Syndrome which both deal with the electrical system of the heart.
(For instance, Education uses terms like “differentiated instruction,” abbreviations like “IEP,” and sometimes uses passive voice “Research was conducted…”)